Last year I started work on building a bandcamp page for the complete audio catalogue of recordings by John Sinclair. The page features our collaborative work on the albums: i mean you, Beatnik Youth, Mohawk, and Let’s Go Get Em’
There’s hundreds of hours of music to listen to, plus an array of special extra material with purchases.
Keeping the music alive.
–Steve Fly
https://johnsinclair.bandcamp.com/
Tag: jazz
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John Sinclair – Bandcamp
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Here Comes The Judge
Steve The Fly is flying once again with this program of selections from Bob James, Shorty Long, the Ramsey Lewis Trio, Thelonious Monk, Stevie Wonder, Pat Metheny, Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, The Dells, and Eddie Jefferson.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
FLY BY NIGHT 392
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric Studios, Amsterdam, November 29, 2020 [20706]
Bob James: NautilusShorty Long: Here Comes The Judge
Ramsey Lewis Trio: Day Tripper
Thelonious Monk: Monk’s Point
Thelonious Monk: Tea For Two
Stevie Wonder: Have A Talk With God?
Pat Metheny: Daybreak
Kenny Burrell & Jimmy Smith: Soft Winds
Jimi Hendrix: 51st State
James Brown: World
The Dells: Witchcraft
Thelonious Monk: Thelonious
Stevie Wonder: Isn’t She Lovely
Eddie Jefferson: There I Go
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam
Edited & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.
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DJ Set – Cheaters Never Win
“DJ STEVEFLY-CHEATERS”.
Dianna Ross And The Supremes – Baby Love
James Brown – Georgia
Earl King – Street Parade
George Benson – Gimme’ The Night
Professor Longhair – Crawfish Siesta
Otis Reading – Hard To Handle
Sam & Dave – Soul Man
Love Committee – Cheaters Never Win
Isley Brothers – That Lady
Ella Fitzgerald – The Sweetest Sounds
Buddy Miles & Carlos Santana – Them Changes
Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
Rage Against The Machine – Township Rebellion
James Brown – Never Can Say Goodbye
Jimi Hendrix – Hey Joe
Aretha Franklin – Call MeRecorded Saturday 7th November, Amsterdam. 18.00 hrs.

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John Sinclair Radio Show 873- Get Some More

Episode 873 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam’s Detroit headquarters in the Cass Corridor where I’m recovering from the recent festivities at Clio Cultivation and featuring another hour of music from the vast storehouse of reefer and other drug and period tunes from the 1920s and ‘30s sent to me by one of my favorite listeners, including these gems from the ‘30s by Cab Calloway, The Boswell Sisters, the Jack Hylton Orchestra, Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats, Slim & Slam, Mezz Mezzrow, the Memphis Jug Band, Pilar Arcos, Dick Justice, Manuel C. Valdez & Juan Gonzalez, Luke Jordan, Cab Calloway, Blue Lu Barker, The Cats & The Fiddle, Adrian Rollini & His Tap Room Gang, Asta Martin, Stuff Smith, and Lovin’ Sam Theard.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
GET SOME MORE
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 873
Clio Cultivation, Clio MI,, July 12, 2020 [20481]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Cab Calloway: Kickin’ The Gong Around
The Boswell Sisters: Between the Devil & the Deep Blue Sea
Jack Hylton Orchestra: Button Up Your Overcoat
Rosetta Howard & The Harlem Hamfats: The Candy Man
Slim & Slam: Chinatown My Chinatown
Mezz Mezzrow: I’se a Muggin’ (Part 2)
Memphis Jug Band: Cocaine Habit Blues
Pilar Arcos: La Cocaina
Dick Justice: Cocaine
Manuel C. Valdez & Juan Gonzalez: Por Morfina y Cocaina
Luke Jordan: Cocaine Blues
Cab Calloway: Just A Crazy Song (Hi-Hi-Hi)
Blue Lu Barker: Don’t You Make Me High
The Cats & The Fiddle: Hep Cat’s Birthday
Slim & Slam: Humpty Dumpty
Adrian Rollini & His Tap Room Gang: Got A Need For You
Asta Martin: Jake Walk Papa
Stuff Smith: Old Joe’s Hittin’ The Jug
Lovin’ Sam Theard: I’m Goin’ Go Back & Get Some More
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Program produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 The John Sinclair Foundation
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JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 878 – LEAP FROG
HI, this is Steve Fly. Due to technical challenges at Radio Free Amsterdam and JohnSinclair.us I’ve decided to host these special shows crafted by John Sinclair.
This one in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charlie Parker. Please stay tuned, we’ll return with usual programming asap. Love, Steve.
–Radio Free Amsterdam.
Episode 878 is coming as usual this year from Radio Free Amsterdam’s Detroit headquarters in the Cass Corridor where I’m featuring another hour of music from Charlie Parker in honor of the 100th aniversary of his birth on August 29, 1920 in Kansas City. Our third hour of Bird features music recorded for Norman Granz’s releases on the Norgran, Mercury & Verve labels in the early 1950s.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
LEAP FROG
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 878
Cass Corridor, Detroit, August 21, 2020 [20551]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Charlie Parker: I Didn’t know What Time It Was (November 30, 1949)
Charlie Parker: Star Eyes (March 1950)
Charlie Parker: I’m In The Mood For Love (March or July 8, 1950)
Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Thelonious Monk: Leap Frog (June 6, 1950)
Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Thelonious Monk: An Oscar For Treadwell
Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Thelonious Monk: My Melancholy Baby
Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Thelonious Monk: Bloomdido
Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Thelonious Monk: Mohawk
Charlie Parker-Dizzy Gillespie-Thelonious Monk: Relaxin’ With Lee
Charlie Parker: Dancing In The Dark (July 5, 1950)
Charlie Parker: Out of Nowhere (July 5, 1950)
Charlie Parker: East of the Sun (July 5, 1950)
Charlie Parker: Easy To Love (July 5, 1950)
Charlie Parker & Coleman Hawkins: Ballade (October 1950)
Charlie Parker: Autumn In New York (January 22, 1952)
Charlie Parker: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Program produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 The John Sinclair Foundation
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JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 872 – HARLEM HOSPITALITY

Episode 872 is coming from the July 10th Oil Day celebration (replacing the postponed 420 Celebration at Clio Cultivation in suburban Fint where I’m appearing under the auspices of Horner Books and Michigan Marijuana Report and featuring another hour of reefer music from the vast storehouse of tunes sent to me by one of my favorite listeners, including 78 singles from the 1930a by Cab Calloway, Gene Krupa, Lil Johnson, Django Reinhardt & Freddie Taylor, Kokomo Arnold, Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra, Buster Bailey’s Rhythm Rockers, Lovin’ Sam Theard, Blind Boy Fuller, Gertrude Michael, Miguel Matamoros, Rita Abadzi, Noble Sissle’s Swingsters with O’Neil Spencer & Sidney Bechet, Stephane Grappelli, Richard M. Jones, Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart, The Harlem Hamfats, Larry Adler, and Tampa Red & The Chicago Five with Blind John Davis.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
HARLEM HOSPITALITY
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 872
Clio Cultivation, Clio MI,, July 10, 2020 [20467]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Cab Calloway: Harlem Hospitality
Gene Krupa: I’m Feeling High & Happy
Lil Johnson: Mellow Stuff
Django Reinhardt & Freddie Taylor: I’se A Muggin’
Kokomo Arnold: Try Some of That
Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra: Laughin’ Louie
Buster Bailey’s Rhythm Busters: Light Up
Lovin’ Sam Theard: That Stuff
Blind Boy Fuller: Baby, I Don’t Have to Worry (’cause That Stuff Is Here)
Lovin’ Sam Theard: That New Kinda Stuff
Gertrude Michael: Sweet Marijuana
Miguel Matamoros: Marijuana (Guaracha)
Rita Abadzi: Ta Hanumakya (Hashish Harem)
Noble Sissle Swingsters with O’Neil Spencer & Sidney Bechet: Viper Mad
Stephane Grappelli: Viper’s Dream
Richard M. Jones: Blue Reefer Blues
Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart: Dopey Joe
The Harlem Hamfats: The Weed Smoker’s Dream
Larry Adler: Smokin’ Reefers
Tampa Red & The Chicago Five with Blind John Davis: I’m Gonna Get High
Charlie Parker: They Can’t Take That Away From Me
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Program produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 The John Sinclair Foundation
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JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 870 – KILLING JIVE

Episode 870 is coming from Radio Free Amsterdam’s Detroit headquarters at 55 Peterboro St. where I’m featuring another hour of music from the vast archive of reefer songs I received from a listener called Paul Paul, who says “I collect songs about marijuana and I have about 5000.” He sent them to me on a USB stick and I’ll be featuring this week another hour of reefer and related music from the 1920s & 30s, with contributions from Tampa Red & The Chicago Five, Blind John Davis, The Cats & the Fiddle, Willie Bryant, The Harlem Hamfats with Rosetta Howard, The Ink Spots, The Four Clefs, The Meltone Boys, Bea Foote, Cab Calloway, Whistling Bob Howe with Frankie Griggs, Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe, Bessie Smith, Trixie Smith, Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon, Richard M. Jones & His Jazz Wizarda, and The Mills Brothers.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
KILLING JIVE
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 870
Cass Corridor, Detroit, June 23, 2020 [20433]
Yusef Lateef: Happyology
Tampa Red & The Chicago Five with Blind John Davis:We’re Gonna Get High Together
The Cats & the Fiddle: Killing Jive
Willie Bryant: A Viper’s Moan
The Harlem Hamfats with Rosetta Howard: If You’re a Viper
The Ink Spots: That Cat Is High
Tampa Red & The Chicago Five: You Can’t Get That Stuff No More
The Four Clefs: The Jive Is Jumpin’
The Meltone Boys: Mary Jane
Bea Foote: Try and Get It
Cab Calloway: The Man From Harlem
Whistling Bob Howe with Frankie Griggs: The Hottest Stuff in Town
Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe: I’m Wild About My Stuff
Bessie Smith: I’m Wild About That Thing
Trixie Smith: My Daddy Rocks Me
Frankie “Half Pint” Jaxon: Down At Jaspers Bar-B-Que
Richard M. Jones & His Jazz Wizards: Good Stuff
Cab Calloway: The Jumpin’ Jive (Hep! Hep!)
Bessie Smith: You Gotta Give Me Some
The Mills Brothers: Chinatown My Chinatown
A JOINT PRODUCTION
Hosted by John Sinclair for Radio Free Amsterdam
Program produced, edited, assembled & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt
© 2020 The John Sinclair Foundation
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FLY BY NIGHT 365 – LOVE FOR REAL

Recorded by Steve The Fly at Fly Agaric Studios, Amsterdam, with recordings by Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Jefferson , Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Koko Taylor, King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Lionel Hampton, and the Modern Jazz Quartet.
The John Sinclair Foundation Presents
LOVE FOR REAL
FLY BY NIGHT 365
Steve The Fly, Fly Agaric 23 Studios, Amsterdam, May 24, 2020 [20322]
Ray Charles: Come Rain Or Come Shine
Ella Fitzgerald: Midnight Sun
Stevie Wonder: Loves In Need Of Love
Eddie Jefferson : Soft And Furry
Aretha Franklin: Do Right Women
B.B. King: How Blue Can You Get
Koko Taylor: Wang Dang Doodle
King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree: Get With It
Miles Davis: The Sorcerer
John Coltrane: Giant Steps
Lionel Hampton: Mr P.C.
Modern Jazz Quartet: The SheriffA JOINT PRODUCTION
Produced by Steve “Fly” Pratt for Radio Free Amsterdam (#19)
Edited & annotated by John Sinclair
Executive Producer: Steve Pratt(c) 2020 Steve Pratt. Used with permission.
